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McVeigh: I know it's human nature to not ignore what you've heard in the press, but I would ask them to be objective and open-minded. I have been misunderstood through labeling. Speed freak. Gun freak. Loner. My defense attorneys have said that people they have interviewed give a completely different picture...
...establishment, coming out as a member of the KKK is a daunting challenge. Most students would probably jeer their classmates if they saw them rushing through the Yard in spotless white sheets and pointy hoods. If the Klan held cross burnings in the Quad, such activities would undoubtedly be misunderstood and ridiculed...
KUDOS FOR YOUR STORY ON THE DOCUmentary The Celluloid Closet and your discussion of homosexual themes in film [CINEMA, March 11]. It was an exceptional piece on one of the most misunderstood subjects of our time. Fortunately for the men and women in the gay and lesbian community, things in Hollywood and the rest of the world are starting to turn around--not quickly, but at least now the subject of homosexuality can be discussed openly and, at times, without fear. My generation may not live to see the day when sexual orientation is a nonissue, but then again most...
...school and have actively joined in the multitude of positive opportunities it provides. Harvard has a fine tradition of being open to intelligent debate and the reputation of being a place where all people are accepted; however, there seems to be one group of students here that is constantly misunderstood and biased against--Southerners. As a Crimson Key tour guide, nothing troubles me more than having to show people that Harvard lists the names of all Harvard students who have died in various wars, except the southern students who died in the Civil War. This only tells me that Harvard...
...expression "The customer is always right" is a commonly heard one, but it is even more commonly misunderstood. We quite simply don't know what it means--and unfortunately, neither do the proprietors of many businesses. Although it may be vague and cliched, the statement is not meaningless. Allow me to make an attempt to provide it with some definition...